The Soledad Aztecs will take on the San Lorenzo Valley Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Soledad and eight for San Lorenzo Valley.
On Wednesday, Soledad didn't have quite enough to beat Carmel and fell 8-7.

Ethan Sanchez
| 04/01/26 @ Carmel | 2 |
| 03/07/26 @ Destiny Christian Academy | 2 |
| 02/24/26 vs Watsonville | 2 |
| 03/30/26 vs Carmel | 1 |
| 03/27/26 vs St. Francis | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
Ethan Sanchez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Soledad's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-6-1 when he doesn't). Victor Bravo also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Aptos hit San Lorenzo Valley with a four-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mariners.
Soledad's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for San Lorenzo Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
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